ARCTIC MONKEYS have debuted their brand new single ‘R U Mine?’ online, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear the track. The track, which does not feature on the band’s 2011 fourth album ‘Suck It And See’, was posted online in the early hours of this morning (February 27), with […]

MOTLEY CRUE have recorded a brand new track. It’s been done at Tommy Lee’s home studio in Calabasis, California, and will be released in time for the band’s summer touring schedule. Says Nikki Sixx: “Haven’t been in the studio in a few years with the guys and it feels like magic. Hard to explain what […]

The Houston Press reports that KING’S X drummer Jerry Gaskill suffered a heart attack last night and underwent emergency surgery. Gaskill is in stable condition at the hospital. Vocalist/bassist dUg Pinnick reported the event on twitter with the following message: Jerry had a heart attack last night. He was operated on and is in stable […]

Swedish prog kings OPETH will play for the first time in Sofia on Thurdsay, 1 March. After finishing a string of dates in Asia, the band played one gig in Russia and are now back to Europe. The setilst from last night’s first European concert in Stodola club in Warsaw, Poland is available beow.. 120 MINUTES (!!!) is the time announced […]

Jack Bruce has teamed up with Vernon Reid in a new supergroup. It’s called SPECTRUM ROAD, with the one-time Cream bassist/vocalist and the LIVING COLOUR guitarist joined by drummer CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA (Lenny Kravitz, Santana) and jazz keyboard player JOHN MEDESKI. Their self-titled, debut album is due out in the States through Palmetto Records on […]

DAVE MUSTAINE has courted controversy by claiming that African women should stop having kids if they can’t feed them! Talking to the LA Weekly, the MEGADETH mainman – who is a born again Christian – addressed the subject of responsible parenting. This is what he said: “There’s so many houses without a dad that it’s […]

German metallers PALACE (pictured above) will be joining the PRIMAL FEAR and BRAINSTORM tour called ‘METAL NATION TOUR 2012’. The Sofia date is 7 April and the gig is set to happen at the Hristo Botev hall.  Tickets priced 40 BGN are on sale via www.Eventim.bg and will go up to 45 BGN at the door.

Sofia outfit EXPECTATIONS has finished working on its debut album. The band has spent four days at Next Dog studio in Romania with producer Marius Costache (Mediocracy, Coins As Portraits, I Stared Into The Forest). Boris Nikolov – Brodnik of Melekh is now working on EXPECTATIONS’ first official video. Meanwhile a video of the recording process of a song […]

SINEAD O’CONNOR has revealed that she would like to do naked shoot for Playboy magazine before she dies. Speaking to Word magazine – via Digital Spy – the singer said: “There’s so much I [would have] liked to do when I was younger and I was too miserable and Irish. A Playboy shoot is on my […]

Ever since FAITH NO MORE reunited three years ago, several of Mike Patton’s “side” projects have remained mostly dormant. Among the most notable absences is TOMAHAWK, his group with ex-Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Deninson, ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, and, as-of-recently, ex-Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn. Thankfully, the band’s hiatus is finally coming to an end, as a […]